privy

英 [ˈprɪvi]

美 [ˈprɪvi]

adj. 准许知情; 可参与秘事
n. (户外)厕所，茅房

复数：privies　

Collins.1 / BNC.8767 / COCA.13963

牛津词典

adj.

准许知情；可参与秘事
allowed to know about sth secret
1. She was not privy to any information contained in the letters.
  她未获准接触那些信的内容。

noun

ADJ 允许获知的；知情的；了解内情的
If you areprivy tosomething secret, you have been allowed to know about it.
1. Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts.
  只会允许3个人，其中包括一名警察，了解这些内情。
（尤指户外的）厕所，茅房
Aprivyis a toilet, especially one that is in a small building outside a house.

noun

a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Synonym:outhouseearth-closetjakes
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Synonym:toiletlavatorylavcanjohnbathroom

adj

hidden from general view or use
1. a privy place to rest and think
2. a secluded romantic spot
3. a secret garden
Synonym:secludedsecret

Or as sulky as a member of the Privy council.
也可以像英国枢密院的议员般严厉。
The privy took proceedings against the company.
当事人对这家公司提起诉讼。
For many countries ( especially commonwealth countries) appealed may be hear from the highest court of these countries by the privy council.
对许多国家（尤其是英联邦国家）枢密院可能会审理来自最高法院的上诉。
So now you're privy to the mind of God in heaven?
你私下跟上帝聊过了？
I'm really not privy to that kind of information.
我还不能提供这些信息。
How far he was right in this conjecture, and what he ought to think of his mother, how far she was privy to this murder were the doubts which continually harassed and distracted him.
到底应该怎样看待他的母亲：这个谋杀她参加了多少？这些疑问不断地困扰着他，使他心神不定。
Now, another privy without privacy has been found-right under the noses of the media.
而现在，就在媒体的眼皮底下，另一间毫无私密性的厕所被发现了。
You gather the kindling, husk the acorns, and dig a new privy hole when asked.
你采集火柴，剥橡果，叫你挖一个单独的新洞你就挖。
The Privy Council tipped the promoters of the company to go ahead.
枢密院示意公司的创办人继续进行。
Outsiders are not privy to the party's inner workings.
外人无法得知该党的内部运作。